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A K-State athletic dept image.
Matty Vautour says UMass has a big test in the opener.
Kyle Havens is in the hot seat.
WWLP has UMass set for the season.
Ron Chimelis does a guest blog on "Bring on the Cats"
The Kansas State Collegian scouts the Minutemen.
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BTW, it didn't take long for FCS to win one over FBS as Villanova beat Temple 27-24. That's the fifth straight year a CAA team has beaten a FBS/I-A team.
And Big Ten Team Indiana just bearly escaped EKU.
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Looks like a big crowd here in Manhattan. Mrs. Blog and I have already run into some UMass folks.
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Memo to Wildcat fans: I only saw Kansas stuff in the Kansas City Airport shops.
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The NCAA has a new thing for teams to shake hands before kickoff. Wonder if that will happen tonight?
It didn't work at Oregon.
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My motel wireless connection is a little slow, so I'm going to stop now. I'll probably post some comments after the game.
Go UMass!